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The latest restrictions on travel and trade with Cuba have created new anxieties for individuals and businesses – but they also provide some clear boundaries that can now be navigated experts say. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Until very recently it seemed that telecommunications giant AT&T’s $85 billion deal to purchase Time Warner would be completed by the end of December. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Both the House version of tax reform and the partially fleshed-out Senate plan add to the federal deficit but do not shift the tax bill lower down the income scale according to the Penn Wharton Budget Model. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

With the insights the Paradise Papers provide on how governments businesses and wealthy individuals use tax havens some significant changes to tax laws are in order say experts. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

A new federal climate change report was released last week stating that not only is the threat of global warming real and dangerous but it’s also man-made. How will it impact the climate change debate? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Two Penn experts discuss what the Republican tax plan would would mean for individual homeowners and for the housing market. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

An interview about the art market with dealer Jeffrey Deitch -- former director of the Museum of Contemporary Art Los Angeles -- looks the serendipitous and thorny aspects of this unique world. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Fresh elections could pave the way to peaceful co-existence for Spain and Catalonia -- although the social and economic impact of the standoff will likely continue well into the future. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

A new book examines figures from the past who overcame adversity to leave a lasting mark on civilization. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The appointment of Jerome H. Powell as chair of the U.S. Federal Reserve may lead to lighter regulation of banks but on other issues he will likely follow the path set by predecessor Janet Yellen. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

New Wharton research finds that smartphone use actually provides some emotional benefits for stressed-out adults and that in turn has implications for marketers trying to reach an on-the-go audience. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Details on the big tax reform proposal remain sketchy. What seems clear: As proposed the tax cuts do not pay for themselves and will spike up the deficit. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Hydros cofounder and CEO Winston Ibrahim has a plan to gain market share in the water filtration business dominated by Brita. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Wharton’s Philip Nichols and Penn’s Mitchell Orenstein discuss the connections between Russian oligarchs the Kremlin and the 2016 U.S. presidential election. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Google’s redevelopment plans in Toronto could lend some insight into what other companies -- including Amazon -- are looking for in headquarters locations. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

As Republicans scramble to find revenue sources to fund tax cuts Wharton experts warn against attempts to increase taxes on retirement savings. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Recent Wharton research examines the shifting priorities of the tech labor market and its implications for workers – and for other industries. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Talks about the renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement have reached an impasse and it may be difficult for the three nations at the bargaining table to find a way forward. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Innovation and the “old way of doing things” would seem to be strange bedfellows. But new research from Wharton’s Laura Huang finds that there are situations where traditionalism can be a help not a hindrance. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Competition might not lead to better outcomes for government-sponsored enterprises Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. A better model could be to make them more like regulated utilities. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.